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Lose Weight…and Keep it Off
Weight is about more than appearance. Being overweight and obese is associated with a lower quality of life (especially as we age) and higher...
Easy Steps to a Healthy New Year
This is the time of year we make big promises to ourselves: “I will lose weight, start exercising, eat healthier....” But creating lasting behavior...
Q. Does the amount of deuterium in drinking water matter to one’s health?
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter,
answers: “Deuterium is a naturally-occurring isotope of hydrogen. Most hydrogen atoms...
Q. Should I buy white peaches/nectarines, or yellow? Are purple and yellow carrots a...
A. Jeffrey B. Blumberg, PhD, a professor at the Friedman
School and an expert on dietary bioactive components, answers: “The color of a plant food...
Low Energy? Don’t Overlook Anemia
Over three million Americans have anemia—low levels of the red blood cells that carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Although anemia can signal a...
Q. When you write about cutting back on “red meat,” does this include pork?
A. Helen Rasmussen, PhD, RD, senior research dietitian in the Metabolic Research Unit at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, answers: “In 1987...
Food for Healthy Skin
We all want smooth, healthy skin. There is a huge market for skincare products, but the best way to care for our largest organ...
Handling Your Heartburn
It’s a safe bet that antacids have a permanent place in your medicine cabinet. That’s because more than 60 million Americans experience heartburn, also...
Coffee is Good for You…But it Might Not be the Caffeine
Good news for coffee drinkers: a review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that drinking coffee does not increase risk...
Q. I’m trying to cut back on sodium intake. Is garlic salt a good...
A. Helen Rasmussen, PhD, RD, FADA, LDN, a research dietician and dietary services supervisor at the HNRCA, answers: “Excess sodium intake may increase risk...